Dear Samantha,
We just would like to say that we loved your cottage, it was so comfortable and homely and perfect for us as we have friends with a holiday home just around the corner.
Hope to be able to stay again soon.
Best wishes
The Clydesdale family
A short journey from the cottage is Portland where you can walk amongst the beach huts, climb Portland Bill Lighthouse or stop for a lightlunch at the Lobster Pot Cafe next to the lighthouse.
Lobster Pot Cafe
Portland Bill
Dorset
DT5 2JT
Distance from holiday cottage – 12 miles
Portland is a fabulous place to go for a walk amongst the beach huts, looking out across the sea.
A rainbow on Portland, next to Portland Bill.
The cottage has been treated to all new beds and mattresses in 2011. We hope our guests all sleep really well after their busy days on the beach or sightseeing.
For film times at Cineworld in Weymouth, you can visit the website here – cinema listings
Cineworld
12 New Bond Street
Weymouth
Dorset
DT4 8LY
Tel 0871 200 2000
Distance from holiday cottage – 3.5 miles
The Wishing Well at Upwey is a short walk from the cottage and offers pretty gardens and cream teas.
The Wishing Well
Church Street
Upwey
Dorset
DT3 5QE
Distance from the holiday cottage – 1 mile
An excellent short excursion from the cottage is Abbotsbury Swannery. The swannery in Dorset is unique. This is the only place in the world where you are able to walk through the heart of a colony of nesting Mute Swans. A visit to the Swannery is considered one of the best things to do in Dorset.
Abbotsbury Swannery
New Barn Road
Abbotsbury
Dorset DT3 4JG
Tel 01305 871858
Distance from holiday cottage – 7.5 miles
Kimmeridge
Wareham
Dorset
BH20 5PE
Kimmeridge is about 40 minutes/21 miles drive from the holiday cottage and a fun place for rock pooling in the summer.
Durdle Door is one of the most photographed landmarks along the Jurassic Coast. This rock arch in the sea was formed as a result of the softer rocks being eroded away behind the hard limestones, allowing the sea to punch through them. The name Durdle is derived from an Old English word ‘thirl’ meaning bore or drill. Eventually the arch will collapse to leave a sea stack such as those that can be seen at Ladram Bay in East Devon.
Distance from holiday cottage – 13 miles.
Out of the kitchen window you are afforded a fabulous view down the Wey Valley, and often deer in the field behind the cottage.
Around 700 yards of shingle beach with uncovered sand once the tide goes out. There are also rock pools at the western end and an offshore reef that is uncovered by the tide. The beach is overlooked by unspoilt farmland and cliffs.
Distance from cottage – 6.5 miles